Davao vs Makassar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Davao	Makassar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$633	$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1527	$1206
🏠 One person rent	$282	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$466	$408
🍽️ Food expenses	$241	$191
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.4	$40.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$238	$232
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	38	45
😀 Quality of life	59	49
🏙️ Population	1.78M	1.34M

The cost of living in Davao is 21% more expensive than in Makassar. Cities ranked 7548th and 8505th ($633 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 22nd in the Philippines and Indonesia, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Davao compared to 0.4 months in Makassar. Davao ranked 6th best city to live in the Philippines vs Makassar ranked 16th in Indonesia, while ranked 5976th and 6737th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Davao vs Makassar

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	Davao	Makassar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.31	$2.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.1	$8.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.31	$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$3.27
☕ Cappuccino	$2.13	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$163	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$434
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$298	$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.4	$43.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.8	$66.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.64%	5.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1959	$1522
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1524	$597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$13.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.79	$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.67
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.86	$7.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$2.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$4.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.16	$23.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.67	$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.34	$0.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.14	$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.27	$2.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.8	$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.7	$1.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.8	$33.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.6	$71.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$115	$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7793	$4103

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Cities near Davao

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Panabo	$564
45 km or 28 mi	Digos	$552
48 km or 30 mi	Tagum	$546
104 km or 65 mi	Koronadal	$406
109 km or 68 mi	Valencia	$550
111 km or 69 mi	Polomolok	$374
116 km or 72 mi	General Santos	$514
132 km or 82 mi	Malaybalay	$555
150 km or 93 mi	Cotabato	$540
177 km or 110 mi	Marawi	$436
189 km or 118 mi	Cagayan de Oro	$595
197 km or 123 mi	Iligan	$485
210 km or 130 mi	Butuan	$499
254 km or 158 mi	Pagadian	$490
302 km or 188 mi	Surigao	$658
315 km or 196 mi	Siargao	$597
388 km or 241 mi	Zamboanga	$514
403 km or 250 mi	Lapu-Lapu	$720
404 km or 251 mi	Talisay	$698
405 km or 252 mi	Cebu	$795
407 km or 253 mi	Mandaue	$724
427 km or 265 mi	Toledo	$676
446 km or 277 mi	Kabankalan	$608
452 km or 281 mi	Ormoc	$600
469 km or 292 mi	Tacloban	$627
491 km or 305 mi	Bago	$599
496 km or 308 mi	Bacolod	$576
500 km or 311 mi	Cadiz	$620
525 km or 326 mi	Iloilo	$532
567 km or 352 mi	Calbayog	$449
592 km or 368 mi	Roxas	$521
625 km or 389 mi	Manado	$445
626 km or 389 mi	Bitung	$447
679 km or 422 mi	Boracay	$825
679 km or 422 mi	Sorsogon	$563
705 km or 438 mi	Legazpi	$575
726 km or 451 mi	Ternate	$447
775 km or 482 mi	Naga	$518
778 km or 484 mi	Gorontalo	$445
810 km or 504 mi	Puerto Princesa	$636

Cities near Makassar

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Parepare	$502
253 km or 157 mi	Palopo	$519
358 km or 223 mi	Baubau	$499
376 km or 233 mi	Kendari	$507
379 km or 235 mi	Bima	$588
474 km or 294 mi	Palu	$549
523 km or 325 mi	Balikpapan	$598
529 km or 329 mi	Mataram	$402
549 km or 341 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
572 km or 355 mi	Banjarmasin	$459
573 km or 356 mi	Samarinda	$568
592 km or 368 mi	Ubud	$834
607 km or 377 mi	Denpasar	$489
614 km or 382 mi	Bali	$1134
623 km or 387 mi	Bontang	$547
691 km or 429 mi	Palangka Raya	$470
723 km or 450 mi	Kupang	$531
744 km or 462 mi	Probolinggo	$470
750 km or 466 mi	Gorontalo	$445
771 km or 479 mi	Maliana	$512
771 km or 479 mi	Pasuruan	$457
774 km or 481 mi	Surabaya	$551
779 km or 484 mi	Dili	$520
796 km or 495 mi	Ainaro	$513
814 km or 506 mi	Mojokerto	$413
814 km or 506 mi	Malang	$384
820 km or 509 mi	Batu	$409
861 km or 535 mi	Baucau	$513
867 km or 539 mi	Blitar	$440
870 km or 541 mi	Kediri	$447
915 km or 569 mi	Madiun	$456
952 km or 592 mi	Manado	$445
958 km or 595 mi	Tarakan	$524
974 km or 605 mi	Bitung	$447
984 km or 611 mi	Ambon	$502
988 km or 614 mi	Surakarta	$409
1015 km or 631 mi	Salatiga	$422
1015 km or 631 mi	Semarang	$488
1043 km or 648 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
1062 km or 660 mi	Tawau	$578